Jed Beaton led a dazzling Yamaha display at round four of the 2026 ProMX Championship at Toowoomba with Yamaha winning seven out of the eight motos contested.
The rolling hills and red clay of Toowoomba came alive on Sunday, but it was the BLU CRU that was out in force with Jed Beaton, Hayden Downie and Blake Bohannon all winning their respective classes, while Aaron Tanti and Hayden Draper landed on the podium and Noah Ferguson taking a moto win. Monster Energy CDR Yamaha – MX1
Jed Beaton has moved out to a forty point lead in the MX1 championship after another dominant performance on his YZ450F. Beaton, motivated by two years of near misses and heartache, has been at the top of his game in 2026, winning all but one moto in the premier division and kept that record intact with a 1-1 day in Toowoomba.
Avoiding some first turn chaos, Beaton cleared out in the first moto to take victory in the opening moto by a comfortable margin. Race two will be the one he remembers as he was able to move by championship rival, Kyle Webster, in the early stages and then absorb the pressure for the next 20 minutes.
But, when Webster mounted one last push, Beaton reacted and dopped the hammer pumping out the fastest lap of the race just before the blue flag came out and he stretched the gap out to three seconds at the finish and cap off a sensational day for him and the CDR Yamaha team.
“It was pretty important I had a good day here and keep the momentum in my favour,” Beaton explains. “Kyle won the Gillman round, and I didn’t want him to get the win here and build momentum, so I was determined to keep things in my favour.
“The team did a great job with the bike as this track can but a difficult one to get set up. Not only do they have to keep on top of suspension and chassis with the hills and the ruts, but also because we are a little above sea level, there is also some motor fine tuning and the team were spot on today,” Beaton ends.
Aaron Tanti promised a better result when the series returned to a clay based, hard pack dirt and he delivered. Race one and Tanti slotted in behind Beaton and the duo raced to a 1-2 result for the perfect start to the day.
Then in the final moto of the day, he was able to bring it home in fourth place with his 2-4 results good enough for equal second on the day, but third on countback. But the round also proved important in the championship as the consistency of Tanti has elevated him to within 10 points of second place in the MX1 championship.
“Any podium result in this class is a good day, and I have had two in the first four rounds and not finished outside the top five so far, so the consistency has been good. The gap to the leaders is also coming down, so my speed and fitness at each round continues to improve, so that is pleasing.
“It was also to get a result like that with a heap of friends and family in attendance. It’s nice to have the extra support at the track and after the last couple of years, give them a result to cheer about.”
Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha – MX2
It was an up and down day for the Monster Energy Yamalube Team with both riders going through the full range of emotions over the weekend but left in a good frame of mind and ready to tackle the last half of the season.
For Noah Ferguson, it was a day for what could have been. Ferguson started poorly in race one but made quick work of the field and soon found himself in fifth place, hot on the heels of his teammate, Souya Nakajima and the duo gaining ground on the leaders.
But just he zoned in on a pass on Nakajima, the Japanese rider fell in a rut and forced Ferguson to take evasive action, which led to a small fall himself. He quickly remounted and despite losing some positions, again charged his way back to a top four spot when he fell again. Then it all unravelled in frustration, where he eventually finished the race in 14th place.
He wasn’t happy and did some soul searching between the motos. Then in moto two, the real Noah Ferguson showed up. Despite an awful started the saw him lock bars with the rider alongside him; Ferguson entered the first turn in near last place. Miraculously, three laps later he hit the lead and dropped his lap times even further.
He pulled out a 10 second lead by race end to take his first moto win and show case the work he and the team have been putting in.
“It’s about time, isn’t it?” he asks. “I have put in some much work, then team have been doing massive hours, and it wasn’t showing on race day and we were all getting frustrated, but no one ever gave up, so it was good to turn it around today and finally get a moto win.
He finished with 14-1 results to give him fifth overall on the day.
“I had a meltdown in moto one and that isn’t good enough, but I just had to let it all go, the team gave me a tune up and I just went out there and rode how I ride during the week. That’s what I can do and now sets the benchmark of what’s possible.
“Thanks to everyone in my corner for sticking by me and hopefully more of moto two to come,” Ferguson offers.
Souya Nakajima continues to find his feet and despite finishing 11th for the round, there were more positive signs as Nakajima gets more comfortable with racing in Australia.
As mentioned, he was a solid top five in race one and had moved forward into that position before going down and tasking some time to get going. Race two he was inside the top 10 again and was in race long battles all the way to the finish.
The 13-8 finishes had him just outside the top 10, but shows his trajectory is still upward and better results are on the way.
“I race here at a local race not long ago and track was much different to this. The ruts were deeper, it was wetter and more technical to race, but I enjoyed it.
“I feel like I can race inside the top 10 at every track now as I’m getting used to the conditions. I still need some more sprint speed for early laps as there are lots of riders going fast in first lap, so that will be something to focus on before next round,” Nakajima said.
Monster Energy WBR Yamaha – MX3
It was a good championship day for Hayden Draper, despite not winning the round. The MX3 round winner was Yamaha mounted Hayden Downie, who had a breakout ride to dominate the day with a 1-1 result and was clearly a step above his rivals.
With Downie winning the round, it was important that the next man over the finish line was the championship leader, Hayden Draper. Downie is outside the top three in the championship and several points away, so Draper going 2-2 for the round increased his lead in the MX3 championship.
Draper now holds a 35-point lead in the championship at the halfway stage and has been the most consistent performer in the development category. Draper hasn’t been off the podium in the four rounds contested so far, racking up 2-1-2-2 round results so far and showing his maturity on the track.
“I didn’t have the speed to match Hayden today, so taking a 2-2 was the best thing I could do in the circumstances and gain some points in the championship,” Draper explains. “This track is always tough and seems to be one that can shape a championship, so it was important to put together a decent day and I’m happy I was able to achieve it today.”
The day was anything but consistent for Jack Deveson, who crashed early in race one and was dropped to the back of the field and left with a long road to get back into the points. Deveson toiled away on the rut filled track and managed to claw his way back to 16th by race end.
The second race was better, and after an average start, was able to get his way back to eighth place and finish the day in 10th place.
“Not much to say really. Just disappointed with my results and they aren’t a reflection of how hard the team and I have been working. I need to get back on track, and it needs to happen at the next round,” Deveson said.
MX2 rider, Seth Burchell, finished the day in 12th place with 12-9 results. Burchell was a rocket out of the start gate in each race, but the pace and depth in MX2 is significant and Burchell will only grow as he continues to put himself in good positions early in the race where he can watch and learn from the leaders in the class.
“My goal is to be top 10 every round and top five on the tracks I know well, and I haven’t been too far away from that so far. My starts have been great, just need to get a little more intensity in the opening laps and then the results should come a little easier.”
GYTR Yamaha Junior Racing
Blake Bohannon made it back-to-back MX85cc Cup series victories, going through the 2026 series undefeated on his YZ85. Bohannon took a 25-point lead into the third and final round of the 85cc class and a good result in the first race would lock up the series win.
In typical Bohannon fashion, he won it and with it the series. But race two nearly saw his winning streak come to an end. He was leading the race and appeared to be in control, when things got wild in one of the straight-line ruts and he face planted into the sticky mud.
Getting the bike out of the slop was one thing, clearing the mud caked onto his levers was another but maybe the best challenge was the three riders who had passed him while on the deck and the 10 minutes remaining in the race.
But he kept his composure, got himself up and going and then relentless reeled in the leader to take the lead with two laps to run. From there, he bought it home and made it eight starts and eight wins in the 2026 MX85cc Cup.
Round five of the ProMX Championship moves to Appin, just west of Sydney on June 14 and another clay-based track on the side of a hill. It will be the round where moves will be made, and things really start to heat up.
ProMX Results
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ProMX Results
Round 5 – Toowoomba
MX1
1st Jed Beaton – 50 (Monster Energy CDR Yamaha)
2nd Nathan Crawford- 40
3rd Aaron Tanti – 40 (Monster Energy CDR Yamaha)
4th Todd Waters - 34
5th Zac Watson - 31
6th Rhys Budd - 28
7th Luke Zelinski - 28
8th Wilson Todd - 25
9th Kyle Webster - 22
10th Jacob Sweet – 21
MX2
1st Kayd Kingsford - 44
2nd Dylan Walsh - 38
3rd Ryder Kingsford -36
4th Alex Larwood - 34
5th Noah Ferguson – 32 (Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha)
6th Byron Dennis - 31
7th Reid Taylor - 28
8th Ryan Alexanderson - 26
9th Jett Alsop – 24
10th Jayce Cosford - 22
11th Souya Nakajima - 21 (Monster Energy Yamalube Yamaha)
12th Seth Burchell – 21 (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha)
MX3
1st Hayden Downie – 50
2nd Hayden Draper – 44 (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha)
3rd Seth Morrow - 40
4th Riley Burgess - 33
5th Jackson Fuller - 32
6th Heath Fisher - 29
7th Ryder Matthews- Taylor - 22
8th Nate Perrett - 22
9th Max Compton - 19
10th Jack Deveson – 18 (Monster Energy WBR Yamaha)
ProMX Championship Standing
MX1
1st Jed Beaton – 195 (Yamaha YZ450F)
2nd Kyle Webster – 155
3rd Aaron Tanti – 146 (Yamaha YZ450F)
4th Wilson Todd - 128
5th Todd Waters - 122
6th Zac Watson - 112
7th Nathan Crawford - 109
8th Luke Zelinski – 100 (Yamaha YZX450F)
9th Dean Ferris - 81
10th Regan Duffy – 66 (Yamaha YZ450F)
MX2
1st Alex Larwood - 164
2nd Kayd Kingsford - 155
3rd Byron Dennis - 151
4th Dylan Walsh - 147
5th Ryder Kingsford - 127
6th Noah Ferguson – 124 (Yamaha YZ250F)
7th Ryan Alexanderson - 108
8th Rhys Budd - 87
9th Seth Burchell -87 (Yamaha YZ250F)
10th Madoc Dixon – 81
MX3
1st Hayden Draper – 174 (Yamaha YZ250F)
2nd Riley Burgess - 139
3rd Heath Fisher - 137
4th Jackson Fuller – 128
5th Hayden Downie – 117 (Yamaha YZ250F)
6th Jack Deveson – 109 (Yamaha YZ250F)
7th Seth Morrow - 98
8th Seth Thomas - 89
9th Jobe Dunne – 89 (Yamaha YZ250F)
10th Cooper Rowe -71 (Yamaha YZ250F)
MX85cc
1st Blake Bohannon – 125 (Yamaha YZ85)
2nd Jayce Stocker - 97
3rd Liam Millard - 82